bsmphilly.com Topics: property taxhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/property-tax/?utm_medium=RSSbsmphilly.com Topics: property taxen-usWed, 29 Apr 2015 16:58:32 -0500Property reassessments now an annual affairhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/29/property-reassessments-now-annual-affair/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Philadelphia&rsquo;s chief real estate assessor says that large-scale annual reassessments will become the norm in years to come now that the Actual Value Initiative for property taxes is fully implemented.</p> <p>Speaking exclusively to the <em>Northeast Times</em> last week, Michael Piper, the chief assessment officer with the city&rsquo;s Office of Property ...William KennyWed, 29 Apr 2015 16:58:32 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/29/property-reassessments-now-annual-affair/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSNutter proposes another property tax hikehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/mar/11/nutter-proposes-another-property-tax-hike/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>So how much more will it cost you to live or do business in Philadelphia in the next fiscal year? Almost 10 percent more, according to Mayor Michael Nutter&rsquo;s final city budget.</p> <p>But, you know, this is an election year, and that means the members of City Council likely will ...Northeast Times StaffWed, 11 Mar 2015 16:26:27 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/mar/11/nutter-proposes-another-property-tax-hike/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSProperty owners report incorrect taxeshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/1/property-owners-report-incorrect-taxes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Marvin Lewis was one of the lucky ones, or, so he thought. The Fairfield Street resident in November was informed that the assessment on his home would be knocked down almost $14,000.</p> <p>Multiply that figure by the city&rsquo;s 1.34 percent real estate tax rate and you see that Lewis expected ...John LoftusWed, 01 Jan 2014 20:27:05 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/1/property-owners-report-incorrect-taxes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSBRT asking 2,000 residents to consider dropping appealshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/dec/4/brt-asking-2000-residents-consider-dropping-appeal/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>On Monday, Chris Artur got a letter from the Board of Revision of Taxes that made him laugh.</p> <p>In the letter, the Mayfair Realtor was asked if he knew the taxes on a house he owns on the 2700 block of Stevens Street likely will go down $40 in 2014.&nbsp;</p> ...John LoftusWed, 04 Dec 2013 20:48:55 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/dec/4/brt-asking-2000-residents-consider-dropping-appeal/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSGuest Commentary from state Rep. John Taylor http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/oct/30/guest-commentary-state-rep-john-taylor2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Most neighborhood activists will tell you the longer a vacant property sits unoccupied, the more vulnerable it becomes to vandalism and decay &ndash; and the more likely surrounding properties will experience similar decay and destruction.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s a known fact that left unchecked, blight will spread block by block until the ...John TaylorWed, 30 Oct 2013 17:22:34 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/oct/30/guest-commentary-state-rep-john-taylor2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSAVI property assessment appeals deadline is Oct. 7http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/oct/2/avi-property-assessment-appeals-deadline-oct-7/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Realtor Chris Artur is appealing the new values the city this year put on properties he owns on Levick Street and Frankford Avenue.&nbsp;</p> <p>If you want to join him in appealing your property&rsquo;s new Actual Value Initiative assessment, you have less than a week to file your papers with the ...John LoftusWed, 02 Oct 2013 18:53:43 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/oct/2/avi-property-assessment-appeals-deadline-oct-7/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSIf you’re going to file an assessment appeal, don’t waithttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/sep/25/if-youre-going-file-assessment-appeal-dont-wai2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>If you&rsquo;re going to appeal your property&rsquo;s new city assessment, you don&rsquo;t have much time left to do it.</p> <p>The deadline to appeal for relief from the Board of Revision of Taxes is Monday, Oct. 7. And just in case you don&rsquo;t have a calendar handy, that&rsquo;s fewer than two ...John LoftusWed, 25 Sep 2013 01:17:53 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/sep/25/if-youre-going-file-assessment-appeal-dont-wai2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSCity mailing property assessment reviewshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/aug/21/city-mailing-property-assessment-reviews3/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Homeowners who asked the city to lower their new property assessments should start checking their mailboxes and calendars.</p> <p>About half of the 17,000 completed property value reviews are in the mail, said Michael Piper, the city&rsquo;s deputy chief assessment officer.</p> <p>However, the Office of Property Assessment received almost 50,000 requests ...John LoftusWed, 21 Aug 2013 17:56:33 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/aug/21/city-mailing-property-assessment-reviews3/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSCity tax revenues rose $200 millionhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/jul/31/city-tax-revenues-rose-200-million/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>City tax revenues rose $200 million during the fiscal year that just ended, the city controller said Monday.</p> <p>The 2013 fiscal year that ended June 30 saw revenue increases for almost every city tax, City Controller Alan Butkovitz stated in a news release.</p> <p>The realty transfer tax brought in $28 ...Times StaffWed, 31 Jul 2013 21:05:40 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/jul/31/city-tax-revenues-rose-200-million/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSState and city lawmakers take aim at tax delinquentshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/may/22/7365-state-and-city-lawmakers-take-aim-at-tax-delinquents.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Going after delinquent taxpayers was on the minds of lawmakers in Harrisburg and City Hall last week.&nbsp;</p> <p>The state House of Representatives passed two measures that will help the city chase down the assets of people who own property in Philadelphia but don&rsquo;t pay their real estate taxes.</p> <p>House Bill ...Northeast Times StaffWed, 22 May 2013 12:28:00 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/may/22/7365-state-and-city-lawmakers-take-aim-at-tax-delinquents.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTalking taxeshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/feb/27/6870-talking-taxes.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The phones in City Hall started ringing off the hook last week as residents across the city received their new property assessments and were confused about what they meant or were angered by the numbers they saw.</p> <p>The city&rsquo;s Office of Property Assessment, which mailed out the new property values, ...John LoftusWed, 27 Feb 2013 13:20:00 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/feb/27/6870-talking-taxes.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTalking the terrible ‘T’http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/jan/16/6643-talking-the-terrible-%E2%80%98t%E2%80%99.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>During the next several months, Philadelphia City Council members will be figuring out how much the city&rsquo;s going to charge you to live here. And sometime next month, you&rsquo;re going to be mailed a number that will be key to Council&rsquo;s arithmetic.</p> <p>That number will be your house&rsquo;s new assessment. ...John LoftusWed, 16 Jan 2013 14:50:00 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/jan/16/6643-talking-the-terrible-%E2%80%98t%E2%80%99.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSO’Neill discusses tax overhaul at civic meetinghttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/dec/19/6503-o%E2%80%99neill-discusses-tax-overhaul-at-civic-meeting.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Ready or not, Philadelphia is going to get a complete property tax overhaul, so homeowners should prepare themselves to fight for affordable tax bills, according to City Councilman Brian O&rsquo;Neill.</p> <p>Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Somerton Civic Association on Dec. 11, O&rsquo;Neill reported that his efforts to delay ...William KennyWed, 19 Dec 2012 13:19:00 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/dec/19/6503-o%E2%80%99neill-discusses-tax-overhaul-at-civic-meeting.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSHomestead exemption deadline is next weekhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/nov/7/6268-homestead-exemption-deadline-is-next-week.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Next week is the deadline for Philadelphians to apply for a homestead exemption, which was created to lessen the impact of potential increases in property taxes.</p> <p>Homeowners received the application in the mail in early September, with their Office of Property Assessment account information included. They have until Nov. 15 ...Tom WaringWed, 07 Nov 2012 13:47:00 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/nov/7/6268-homestead-exemption-deadline-is-next-week.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSCity property taxes to rise againhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/jul/3/5511-city-property-taxes-to-rise-again.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>City Council last week passed a $3.6 billion budget that includes the third consecutive increase in property taxes.</p> <p>In the last two years, Council passed budgets signed by Mayor Michael Nutter that included &ldquo;temporary&rdquo; property tax hikes.</p> <p>Those temporary hikes are now permanent. On June 28, Council passed a ...Tom WaringTue, 03 Jul 2012 11:27:00 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/jul/3/5511-city-property-taxes-to-rise-again.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTax message hits home on Tulip Streethttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/may/2/5144-tax-message-hits-home-on-tulip-street.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--></p> <p>Two Northeast legislators said the city&rsquo;s plan to reassess properties is nothing more than a back-door tax increase that will hit local homeowners hard, and they want the city to do more to collect what is owed before it hikes taxes.</p> <p>Standing on the front porch of a Tacony ...John LoftusWed, 02 May 2012 14:10:00 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/may/2/5144-tax-message-hits-home-on-tulip-street.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSO&#039;Neill&#039;s prepping to fight $$$ proposalshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/mar/21/4904-o-neill-s-prepping-to-fight-proposals.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>City Councilman Brian O&rsquo;Neill doesn&rsquo;t need to rally public opinion in opposition to Mayor Michael Nutter&rsquo;s proposed property tax increases.</p> <p>Nor does O&rsquo;Neill &mdash; a Republican from the Far Northeast and Council&rsquo;s minority-party leader &mdash; have to convince his constituents that the Philadelphia Water Department&rsquo;s planned rate hikes will ...William KennyWed, 21 Mar 2012 17:57:00 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/mar/21/4904-o-neill-s-prepping-to-fight-proposals.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSO’Neill has bad feeling about ‘temporary’ taxhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/jul/20/3428-o%E2%80%99neill-has-bad-feeling-about-%E2%80%98temporary%E2%80%99-tax.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Councilman Brian O&rsquo;Neill lost one big City Hall battle last month when his fellow Council members passed a second real-estate tax increase in as many years at the urging of Mayor Michael Nutter.</p> <p>During last week&rsquo;s meeting of the Fox Chase Homeowners Association and Fox Chase Town Watch, O&rsquo;Neill (R-10th ...William KennyWed, 20 Jul 2011 13:02:00 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/jul/20/3428-o%E2%80%99neill-has-bad-feeling-about-%E2%80%98temporary%E2%80%99-tax.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS